City council members like Hassan Saab say Bazzi's recent absence from meetings has made it seem like he's had one foot out the door waiting for this position.

Dearborn Heights mayor, Bill Bazzi said he’s going to take that wooden flag made for him by a constituent when he becomes the new United States ambassador to Tunisia. He recalled how he talked to President Donald Trump‘s transition team,

Bazzi, who has been in office since 2021, was the second mayor in Metro Detroit to be selected this year to serve as a U.S. diplomat.